Author. Book lover. Cat person. Napper.
Happy May 2-4, everybody! Canadians get pretty excited about this long weekend, which technically is to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday, but that most of us see as the kick-off to summer - patio, outdoor concerts, beaches, camping, barbecues, cottaging! (I could go on, ha ha.) It's as if all of our pent-up cabin fever gets... Continue Reading →
Happy Mother's Day! Sorry for being a little AWOL, blog friends, I'm not sure where the days have been going lately. I pinch myself whenever I see the calendar on my phone and think, "May? Really?!" I suppose I've been busy with writing and life, but welcome to adulthood, right? ;-) Never too busy, though,... Continue Reading →
Hello lovely blog folk! Did you know that Saturday April 30th is Authors for Indies Day?!! Don't know what Authors for Indies Day is? Well, I can't put it better than this: "On Authors for Indies Day, Canadian authors show our appreciation for independent bookstores (indies) by volunteering as guest booksellers [...] We'll be chatting... Continue Reading →
Hi everybody, I'm back! :-) Wow, what a whirlwind. A week definitely flies by quickly but I still managed to fit in quite a bit of fun and cross off some of the things on my to-do/to-see list. Not everything though, so we'll have to leave the rest for next time. I'm not the best... Continue Reading →
Thanks so much to my friend Lynne from Lynne's Recipe Trails https://lynnesrecipetrails.com for nominating me for this quote challenge. Lynne's blog is full of tasty inspiration, and she's a lovely person, so I hope you have a chance to visit with her for a while. :-) I'm a bit of a quote nerd, actually. I... Continue Reading →
Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! My little nephew's motto for the day is my favourite: "Kiss me, I'm Indish!" A witty wink to his multicultural heritage. Those of you who are friends of the blog know about my reluctance to bake bread. I went through a bread maker phase...that was about a year ago and... Continue Reading →
Today I baked a cake for the woman who made me, the one I like to call Life of the Party, because well, she just is, especially in our fam. Happy birthday, Mom! My mom isn't a big fan of chocolate, but she loves white cakes, so I thought lemon would be a nice choice.... Continue Reading →
Happy Leap Day, everybody! The sun is shining and I woke up happy that one more day stands between us and March! Say it with me: spring in just three weeks!!! Clearly, this calls for celebration, which for me is synonymous with chocolate. Black Bean Brownies have been on my baking to-do list for years... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the best things to find in the fruit basket are a couple of over-ripe bananas. These Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins helped me measure and stir away the stresses of last week, and turned out to be a lovely Sunday morning breakfast. The purple silicon baking cups were a gift from my lovely bestie, Rae,... Continue Reading →
I did it. I made soufflé! And it wasn't as big a deal as I thought it would be. Being a novice, I went to the master and followed Ms. Martha's recipe. Here it is if you'd like to have a peek: http://www.marthastewart.com/356052/individual-chocolate-souffles This recipe makes four mini soufflés, for those of you who are... Continue Reading →
Anita Kushwaha, Author 